Pump.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

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J.l W.=ANDBRS0N.

PUMP.

APPLIoATIoN FILED SEPT. 24. 1907.

1HE NoRRIs PETERS co., WASHING-row. D. s.

No. 886,916. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908. J. W. ANDERSON.

PUMP

APPLIOATION PIvLEUD'sBPT. 24. 1907.

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JAMES W. ANDERSON, OF @ROCK-ER, MISSQURI.

PUMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed. September 24, 1907. Serial No. 394,407.

T all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMEs W. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Crocker, in the county of Pulaski, State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumps; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in water elevatorsand it has particular reference to a water elevator of that type whichincludes an endless chain carrying buckets which discharge theircontents at the termination of their upward travel with the chain.

In connection with a water elevator of the above type the invention aimsas a primaryT object to provide a novel construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, the details of which will appear in the course ofthe following description in which reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, like characters ofreference designating similar parts throughout the several views,wherein z* Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the manner of useof a water elevator constructed in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailedsectional view of one of the buckets, the others being counterparts inconstruction. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a basin forholding water to coperate with a rotatable governor.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral designates a supporting framewhich includes vertical standards 11 constructed with bearings for apower shaft 12, the latter having projecting ends on one of which iscarried a pinion 13 and on the other of which is carried a groovedpulley 14 to which is connected a rope 15 carrying a suspended actuatingweight 16. The pinion 13 is in mesh with a smaller pinion 17 mounted ona stub shaft 13 and having a hub extension 19 for connection with adetachable crank handle 20, the handle 20 and pinion 17 being employedto rotate the shaft 12 and wind the rope 15 upon the pulley 14 after thesaid rope has been paid out to its fullest eX- tent under the influenceof the weight 16.

Between the standards 11, the shaft 12 carries a prime gear 21 meshingwith a gear 22 on a counter shaft 23, the latter being likewisejournaled in the standards 1 1 and carrying a sprocket wheel 24 whichserves by means of a chain 25 to drive an elevator shaft 26. The shaft26 is journaled in the standards 11 and carries a sprocket wheel 27 overwhich the chain 25 is trained and on its projecting end a sprocket wheel28 over which a suspended chain 29 is trained, the chain 29 movingthrough a well A and being provided at selected intervals with buckets30. Above the mouth of the latter inclined plates 31 are provided fordeflecting the water when the buckets are inverted into a suitablysupported tank 32 provided adjacent the upper end of the chain 29.Leading from the tank 32 is a service main 33 and a pipe 34 having acontrolling valve 35. The pipe 34 discharges into a basin 36 supportedat one side of the frame 10 by braces 37, the

basin 36 having a drainage cock38 whereby water may be readily drawnfrom said basin in regulating the depth thereof.

Journaled in the standards 11 below the shaft 12 is a shaft 39 carryinga gear 40 which is in mesh with the gear 21. The shaft 39 projects atone side thereof above the basin 36 and carries a governor 41, thelatter being A constituted of a` sleeve 42 fixed to said shaft 39, andprovided with radially projecting wings 43 which present their faces ofmajor width to the water in the basin 36. It will be apparent that thespeed of the chain 29 as the latter is continuously moved through thegearing described by the agency of the weight 16 is regulatedfaster orslower by decreasing or increasing the amount of water in the basin 36so as to lower or raise the depth thereof and consequently present alesser or greater degree of resistance area to the wings 43.

The invention is exceedingly useful on farms or isolated places where itis desired to maintain a constant fresh supply of water with a minimumexpense of time andI labor.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive tomanufacture and practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and eflicientmeans are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but,while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may bemade in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several partsWithout departing from the spirit and-scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:-

An apparatus of the type set forth comprising a supporting frame, a mainshaft journaled therein, an elevator shaft7 gearing between said mainshaft and said elevator shaft, a sprocket wheel carried by said elevatorshaft, a suspended chain trained over said sprocket wheel, bucketscarried by said chain, a tank arranged to receive the water dischargingfrom said buckets, a basin supported adjacent said frame, a valved pipebetween said tank and said basin, a drainage cock carried by said basinand a rotatable governor driven from said main shaft and includingradially projecting wings designed to have movement through the water insaid basin.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES W. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

W. H. FITS, CHAs. OUSLEY.

